No, you don't get $5,000, and you don't get $5,000, and you don't get $5,000. And you get the idea.

Television mega-personality Oprah Winfrey was known for crowds giveaways during her former talk show, but recent social media accounts using her name and likeness offering $5,000 for social media follows are fake.

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Oprah came out with a special Christmas message to warn people against a scam using her name.

"Somebody out there is trying to scam you using my name and my avatar on social media, asking for money if you sign up for an OWN account on Instagram. It's a fraud, it's a fraud, it's a fraud!" she said in a video.

"Don't believe it. Don't give up any of your bank accounts or personal information to anybody posing as me or anyone else for that matter. And have a merry Christmas."

The Oprah Winfrey Network said it is working with social media platforms to have the fake accounts deactivated.

Please be aware that social media accounts promising money using OWN and/or Oprah Winfrey's name are false. We have notified the social media platforms who are working diligently to deactivate these accounts.